Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder

A gentle, old-fashioned pioneer drama that moves slowly through hardship and heartbreak toward quiet resilience.

Directed by

Marcus Cole

Genres

Drama, Action, Tv movie

Starring

Richard Thomas, Meredith Monroe, Walton Goggins

Overview

A version of the "Little House" stories that cover some of the events that take place in the last three books of the series and the book "The First Four Years" Laura is living on the prairie near De Smet, South Dakota and eventually meets the man that she will marry, Almanzo Wilder. Life, however, is not easy on the prairie and after a crop lost to hail, the loss of their baby son, the burning down of their house, and a terrible bout of diphtheria, the Wilders must make some hard choices about how to move on from the tragedies. Written by Anonymous

How it feels

Earnest, warm, melancholic and bleak. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Family, survival, grief, love

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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